Republican worries about energy affordability didn’t deter the administration from halting five major projects that had already begun construction.

The second Trump administration announced its animosity toward offshore wind power literally on day one, issuing an executive order on inauguration day that called for a temporary halt to issuing permits for new projects pending a re-evaluation.

The Interior Department said the projects posed national security risks, without providing details. The decision imperils billions of dollars of investments.

Equinor said April 17 that it will cease construction of its massive Empire Wind project off the coast of New York and that it is considering taking legal action after the Trump administration ordered the project to be halted pending further review.

Wind power technology in 2025 pushed well beyond incremental upgrades, with engineers rethinking how, where, and even what wind turbines look like. From floating giants the size of city blocks and record-breaking offshore machines to AI-driven micro turbines and radical “walls of turbines,

The largest offshore wind project in the U.S. could begin making power this year. It comes as other projects stumble. HYANNIS, Mass. — America’s first major offshore wind farm is coming into focus on the wavy horizon off Massachusetts. An electric ...

Having secured a final approval from the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management this week, US Wind executives are hoping to begin onshore construction in 2026 to eventually erect more than 100 wind turbines off the Maryland coast. US Wind is also hoping ...

IRVING, N.Y. — Government officials along with Citizens Against Wind Turbines in Lake Erie (CATWILE) are holding a rally to oppose wind turbines in the Great Lakes. CATWILE is a group of citizens focused on informing and educating the public about the ...

These remarkable modular wind turbines stack themselves up section by section, removing the need for gigantic cranes and promising to slash the cost of offshore wind installation by as much as half. New investment has kicked off the first project.

Source: Rawpixel. Creative Commons License. The average cost of construction for U.S. natural gas-fired generation in 2022 fell 11% from 2021, while the average construction costs for U.S. solar PV systems and wind turbines rose slightly, according to the ...